We've been keeping an eye on pro drifter Ryan Tuerck's Ferrari-engined Toyota GT86 and the time has come for the contraption to start doing its thing.
Dubbed the GT4586 for obvious reasons, the 458-engined Toyobaru is here to show you its official shakedown, a stunt that sees the once-a-Toyota doing donuts around an actual 458.
You might want to know more about what it took to complete such a build, which is why we've added a behind the scenes clip at the bottom of the page - the heart transplant was performed by San Diego-based Huddy Motorsport and, as you can imagine, the process has been anything but normal.
Now that the GT4586 is fully functional, we'll certainly get to hear more from this purist-offending creature. Truth be told, we can't wait to see it engaging in proper one-inch-from-the-wall slip angle adventures. And we'll be back with such pieces of action as soon as we get our hands on them.
Perhaps a bit more torque could solve this first drifting world problem. And you know what has more torque than a Ferrari 4.5-liter V8 like the one that now occupies the nose of the insane GT86 we have here? A Ferrari V12, such as the one animating the 599 drift car Japanese athlete Daigo Saito is building. You know, Daigo Saito, the man who runs a Lamborghini Murcielago drift car.
So yes, next year's drifting season should be quite an explosive one.
You might want to know more about what it took to complete such a build, which is why we've added a behind the scenes clip at the bottom of the page - the heart transplant was performed by San Diego-based Huddy Motorsport and, as you can imagine, the process has been anything but normal.
Now that the GT4586 is fully functional, we'll certainly get to hear more from this purist-offending creature. Truth be told, we can't wait to see it engaging in proper one-inch-from-the-wall slip angle adventures. And we'll be back with such pieces of action as soon as we get our hands on them.
We can't help but talk about one little issue that might appear with such an engine swap aimed at creating a drift monster
As much as we love the soundtrack and linearity of naturally aspirated Ferrari V8s, we can't help but wonder how Ryan gets over the fact that this ToyoFezza has about half the power of Formula Drift cars.Perhaps a bit more torque could solve this first drifting world problem. And you know what has more torque than a Ferrari 4.5-liter V8 like the one that now occupies the nose of the insane GT86 we have here? A Ferrari V12, such as the one animating the 599 drift car Japanese athlete Daigo Saito is building. You know, Daigo Saito, the man who runs a Lamborghini Murcielago drift car.
So yes, next year's drifting season should be quite an explosive one.